diff --git a/modUtils.js b/modUtils.js
index 2729ead..ba267b4 100644
--- a/modUtils.js
+++ b/modUtils.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ class ModUtils {
         this.matchRawCode = this.matchRawCode.bind(this);
         this.replaceCode = this.replaceCode.bind(this);
         this.waitForMinification = this.waitForMinification.bind(this);
+        this.matchCode = this.matchCode.bind(this);
+        this.insertCode = this.insertCode.bind(this);
     }
     
     /** @param {RegExp} expression */
@@ -119,9 +121,37 @@ class ModUtils {
         let expression = new RegExp(isForDictionary ? raw.replaceAll("@@", "@") : raw, "g");
         return { expression, groups };
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @typedef {Object} MatchCodeOptions
+     * @property {string[]} [addToDictionary]
+     */
+    matchCode(code, /** @type {MatchCodeOptions} */ options) {
+        const result = this.matchRawCode(minifyCode(code));
+        if (options.addToDictionary !== undefined) {
+            options.addToDictionary.forEach(varName => {
+                if (result[varName] === undefined)
+                    throw new Error(`matchCode addToDictionary error: ${varName} was undefined in the match results`)
+                this.addToDictionary(varName, result[varName]);
+            });
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
     replaceCode(code, replacement, options) {
         return this.replaceRawCode(minifyCode(code), replacement);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * @param {string} code
+     * @param {string} codeToInsert
+     */
+    insertCode(code, codeToInsert) {
+        const insertionPoint = "/* here */";
+        if (!code.includes(insertionPoint)) throw new Error("insertCode: No insertion point found");
+        return this.replaceCode(code.replace(insertionPoint, ""), code.replace(insertionPoint, codeToInsert));
+    }
+    
     waitForMinification(/** @type {Function} */ handler) {
         this.postMinifyHandlers.push(handler);
     }
diff --git a/patches/customLobby.js b/patches/customLobby.js
index a50003d..4d12858 100644
--- a/patches/customLobby.js
+++ b/patches/customLobby.js
@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
 import ModUtils from '../modUtils.js';
 
 // Custom lobby patches
-export default (/** @type {ModUtils} */ { replaceCode, replaceRawCode, dictionary: dict, waitForMinification }) => {
+export default (/** @type {ModUtils} */ { insertCode, replaceRawCode, dictionary: dict, waitForMinification }) => {
     
     // set player id correctly
-    replaceCode(`function aBG(aBE) {
+    insertCode(`function aBG(aBE) {
 		if (!Lobby.aAl) { return -1; }
+        /* here */
 		var s = aBE.length;
 		var qu = Lobby.aAl.qu;
 		for (var i = 0; i < s; i++) { if (aBE[i].qu === qu) { return i; } }
 		return -1;
-	}`, `function aBG(aBE) {
-		if (!Lobby.aAl) { return -1; }
-        if (__fx.customLobby.isActive()) return __fx.customLobby.getPlayerId();
-		var s = aBE.length;
-		var qu = Lobby.aAl.qu;
-		for (var i = 0; i < s; i++) { if (aBE[i].qu === qu) { return i; } }
-		return -1;
-	}`);
+	}`, `if (__fx.customLobby.isActive()) return __fx.customLobby.getPlayerId();`);
 
     waitForMinification(() => {
         replaceRawCode("this.aHm=function(){i___.rX(),aM.a7U(0),aM.init()}",